When Wei Ziqi rushed into the palace in a hurry, everything had settled.
Di Yi breathed his last.
He was already at the last moment of his life, and the attack by the Dongyi High Priest became the straw that broke the camel's back.
However, Emperor Yi did not die suddenly. He saw the body of the high priest and learned the whole process from the mouths of Wen Zhong and Huang Feihu. Then, under the witness of Bigan and Shang Rong, he decided to be the crown prince.
The throne was passed down to King Shou Yin Shoude.
As an emperor, his personal emotional bias is one thing, but what is more important is the overall situation.
Originally, he was interested in Wei Zi Qi, but it was also because King Shou was in coma for seven years and ignored the government affairs. It was purely because of the etiquette of his legitimate son, which was of no benefit to the country.
Now that I know that the Dongyi people want to kill everyone, just to prevent the future of being destroyed by the great merchants in the divination from happening, and seeing the way of military strategism, naturally there is nothing more to say, and it is passed down to King Shou.
The whole process was extremely fast, but under the witness of civil and military officials, it was in line with etiquette and order.
"No! No!"
As a result, Wei Ziqi, who had confirmed the news, felt a thunderbolt from the blue, and collapsed at the foot of the steps in despair, unable to speak a complete sentence for a long time.
Wei Ziyan, who arrived later, also had a drastic change in appearance, but tried to keep his composure and entered the palace ready to curry favor with the new king.
Even if you have to grovel, you must at least get a rich fief to ensure luxury for the rest of your life.
Gu Cheng didn't bother to pay attention to them at all.
From the beginning to the end, these two people were not within the scope of consideration. His eyes had already fallen on the eight hundred princes in all directions.
Emperor Yi is not a particularly outstanding emperor, but he is quite decent. Even he understands that the princes are powerful and threaten the great merchants. It can be seen that the current situation is very tense and is about to break out.
Without centralized power, the power of the dynasty is actually very limited. Although Dashang is called the Lord of the World, in fact, to put it bluntly, he is the largest and most powerful princes. The eight hundred princes who follow him appear to be surrendered, but in fact they are eyeing the Jiuding.
Covet.
Therefore, except for the capital city and the nearby land thousands of miles away under the direct control of the great merchants, there were not many substantial benefits to be gained from the territories of other princes. Instead, they were constrained by intrigues and intrigues in all aspects.
Gu Cheng wants to integrate the power of the human world, first of all to weaken the power of the princes, especially the four major princes.
Of course, major events in the world always require a teacher to have a good reputation.
There was no interaction at ordinary times, but fortunately the new emperor ascended the throne, eight hundred princes had to meet him, and the four major princes also came to the capital.
The opportunity has come.
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Emperor Yilong controls Bintian, arranges the funeral arrangements, and the new emperor ascends the throne, the preparation process lasts for several months.
The princes from all over the world were shocked when they heard that Emperor Yi had passed away and that the successor was King Shou, who had been sleeping for seven years.
Go to Qiyi.
Eight hundred princes!
Perhaps not every prince has great strength, and some princes' sphere of influence is only limited to one county or village, but one must be present for such an important event, and one must show his majesty.
Therefore, the number and quality of slaves became the key.
Gu Cheng stood on the top of the palace wall, seemingly admiring the scenery, but in fact he was overlooking the vast land, with a panoramic view of the long motorcades from all directions.
This involves a question: in this era, do slaves count as soldiers?
The answer is, not really, but it’s actually very difficult to tell the difference.
The formal army of the Shang Dynasty consisted of soldiers who were civilians, not slaves. However, the army was recruited on a temporary basis, and it was inevitable that the good and the bad would be mixed. Therefore, in the event of a real war, slaves with fighting ability would definitely take up arms, be relatively strong, and have been trained on weekdays.
Slaves are called war slaves.
However, slaves are completely the private property of the upper-class nobles. The military strength of the princes is limited, but the number of slaves is not limited. As long as you can afford it, for the nobles, hard work is the key to ensuring power, but for the imperial power,
It's really a disaster.
Therefore, in the original destiny trajectory, King Zhou wanted to liberate the slaves, not out of mercy, but just to rule.
This is very similar to Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty. Everything he did was beneficial to the country, the country, and the country, but it was a pity that he took too big a step.
There is no absolute standard for whether any system is progressive, but must be combined with certain historical circumstances.
In an era when the hereditary system of the nobility has not yet declined and the academic downward movement has not yet occurred, rashly excluding the nobility and liberating the slaves is not progress, but a disaster for the class.
If it touches the interests of the lower class, it can send troops to suppress it. If it touches the interests of the upper class, it will inevitably be overthrown.
So do it step by step.
"Your Highness, the construction of the Chaoyang military building has been completed, and all ethnic groups have sent their children under the age of ten to study."
At this time, footsteps sounded from behind, and Wen Zhong stepped forward to report, with a look of joy on his brows.
The so-called military residence is actually the military academy of later generations, built on Chaoyang Mountain in Chaoge.
Historically, there was a military academy in the Shang Dynasty, and the children of nobles would be sent to it to learn archery, horsemanship, dance (fighting) and other fields. This was a rudimentary version of the Six Arts of Confucianism in later generations combined with military formations.
Use this to lead the army and suppress slave rebellion.
Now that Gu Cheng is passing on the art of military strategism, he naturally has to select people to learn from him.
In the Han Dynasty, after he created the Twelve Volumes of Tianshu, it was immediately spread throughout the world, and everyone could learn from it, popularizing people's wisdom. However, in the great merchants now, the first batch of learners are strictly controlled by the nobles in the city.
Among the children.
The executors are Wen Zhong and Bigan.
Gu Cheng even worried about Huang Feihu and Shang Rong and excluded them.
It's not about questioning loyalty, it's about being limited by family influence.
In comparison, Wen Zhong was alone, with no wife or children, and Bigan was a member of the royal family, so he could be entrusted with important responsibilities.
"very good!"
Gu Cheng nodded, took out the second volume of Confucianism from his arms, and handed it over.
Wu Ping was in troubled times, Wen established the country, and in the twelve volumes of Tianshu, even the Mohist school, which came from behind, received less attention than Confucianism and Taoism, which governed the country, harmonized the family, and brought peace to the world.
Gu Cheng chose the military way because he knew that in the last years of the dynasty, the most important thing was military strength. Without military power, everything else was illusory. He returned to the Confucian way because he wanted to stabilize the country and make the Shang Dynasty centralized and worthy of its name.
Wen Zhong accepted the Confucian book and understood: "I not only teach them the art of war, but also teach them to be loyal and dedicated to the country and the people!"
Education should start from childhood.
So is brainwashing.
These current children, the future aristocrats, are the foundation for system change. As for their parents and ancestors, if they continue to follow the past, they will naturally be eliminated.
Wen Zhong replied: "We arrived ten days ago. Among the four princes, he was the fastest to come."
Coming the fastest may not necessarily mean loyalty, but may also mean ambition and temptation.
When Emperor Yi was entrusted with the task, he once talked about the dangers of the four major princes. Wen Zhong was the first to respond, precisely because he also saw that the four major princes and the great merchants were in a relationship of ebb and flow, and could not truly coexist peacefully.
The first enthronement ceremony was on the surface to celebrate the new emperor's succession, but in fact it was also a test.
If the great Shang Dynasty is strong, the princes will lie dormant; if the great Shang Dynasty is weak, then Xia Jie's rebellion like the Tang Dynasty in the past will happen again today.
The corners of Gu Cheng's lips raised slightly, caring about the next generation: "Have Ji Chang's sons followed?"
Wen Zhongdao said: "I only brought my eldest son Boyikao with me."